Cream receptacle



NOV. 10, 19.31. M, DOVlDArl-Es 1,831,527

CREAM RECEPTACL F-led May 28. 1929 INVNTOR.

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My invention.- relates to new.andauseful.` describeitsconstruction in detail`,referring, improvements in alcreamreceptacleandone bynumerals to the accompanyingdiawings. of itssobjects is `-tofprovide areceptacle'into for-ming a part of this application, in which cream .is pouredater.beingreturned` which.:-.`

@from the dining room tothe pantry onkitch Fig: l' is an upper end or topA planD view.' :as

en so as to keep it in a resli.- and sanitary ofa creamire'oeptacl einbodyingmy invencondition-forfuture use. y i tion, a portion ofthertop or cover. beingk Devices .of this kind are .especially-adapteci.` broken away to .show the-screemiunnel and' for use iny restaurants or public. dining, other elements and a portion oft'saidfscreen.`

10. rooms where cream. is placed-upon'the tables( beingbroken away to more plainly illustrate" Kee in o en pitchers-:so that crumbsrof. bread,4 the arrangement oi'tlli'effunnel. small) vegetables,orpieces-of.vegetableslmay Fig..2 isl a similar view with the funnel,` be accidentally dropped-.thereinand when. screenandQto-p cover removed and'with theA the creamis returnedy tothe kitchenor pancancoverin place andbrokenaway to show` 16- try, it is desirabletofsavethe saine4 and re-` the relation off the canto the partition.y t`l move the foreignmaterial.. therefrom. Byy Fig.1 3j, is ai side elevation off the device the use of a device of thekind.herein-.de-rr with` tlieparit's in placeasishown in Fig. l,Y scribed, thefcreamis poured uponasuitable a portion oftlie outer container, partitionscreen-whichwillretan theoreignmateral.. andcan. being broken away. and thefunnel 80 while permitting. said. cream. topass. on; andscreen being shown in section. 70`

through intov a can whichy is.v` removably. Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional.' View of mounted in'i-` a container. for iceso that .as the devicefincludingthe partsshown in Fig. 2l long as thecan remains inthe container,.th e l Iii-.carrying out my invention ashereinenn cream will be kept in a cool, fresh..and.san1.V bodied, 5 represents the outer` container hav- 25 tary condition and. after the can. has. beenr ing side walls and a bottom, but' normally `75\ filled, it may be removedand. yplaced in. ak open at the-topk or upper endand'within this refrigerator or` ice chest andthe iilled canv container is located a partition 6'- suitably replaced by another so-that the can. is alwaiys. spacedfrom the side wallsyoftlie outer conin osition for the reception o-cream brougl t. tainer.. s'oasv to-produce an ice compartmenty 30 in 'y the waiters. i i V 'Zand acan compartment 8.l l 89 Another object of` the-invention-.istfo pro-v The.-v bottom oithisV partition is. suitably vide acream receptacle .consistingofan out'- fastenedtothebottom wall of the outer conside container having a circular" partition trainer while-the upper end is held inn place therein to produce anfrice compartment and by. suitable braces 9` having their ends fixed 35 a can compartment, said partition being suittol-the outer container. andsaid partition andi 35- ably held at its upper end by braces, a can as. will. be obviousby reference] to Figs. 3' removably mounted in the can compartment and.V 4,-. the upper. end. of; saidV partition ter-` and having a cover which will close the upper minates :short of.. the upperV end of' the outer end of the can or its compartment, a funnel, containerand said. upper.` end is normally a screen detachably connected with the funopen-.for accesstothe can compartment. 90.- nel, and a top to enclose the complete re- It being understood -that' the icecompart-r ceptlacle. ment: is-.to be. filled. with ice or .other coolith these ends in view, this invention ingAv mediumfthecan. compartment` will be consists in the details of construction and maintainedhatalow temperature andn in said` 45". combination of elements hereinafter set forth can compartment is removably mounted-the: 95

and then specifically designated by the inner. container. or can-.10` which holdscream claims. soasltokeep it in a fresh and sanitarycon ln order that those skilled in the art to dition.l

which this invention appertains may under- When. the. ice is being` placedl in itszcom- 5 stand how to make and use the same. I will partaient,yV the can *10 may-- be removed and a suitable cover 11 placed over the top of the partition to prevent any of said ice entering the can compartment, but When the can is in said compartment, the cover 11 may be placed directly on said can so that no ice Will enter the latter.

After the ice has been placed in its compartment, and acan placed in the can compartment, the funnel l2 is positioned so that its neck 13 projectsinto the upper open end of the can 10 While the rim 1li rests on top of the outer container 5 With the iange 15-H snugly fitting inside of said outer container. The tapered body portion ofthe funnel-is provided with a number of clips 16 under which the edge of thestrainer 17 is inserted, it being finally and temporarily fixed in place by a sliding catch 18 slidably mounted in a sheath 19 and provided With a. finger piece 2O for sliding it back and forth.

The strainer is of any suitable foraminous material, the same preferably being stamped from a sheet of metal and having a handheld VV21 punched therefrom.

' The funnel is so arranged -that the ice com# partment is completely closed in order to keep the ice from melting too fast and in order to better maintain the 10W temperature `in the receptacle, a top or closure 22 is fitted `is in use, any cream returned from a dining room may be poured into the funnel upon removal of the top or closure-22 and saidV cream will pass through the screen directly into the can 10. Should there be an foreign matter in the cream thus returnec, it will be separated therefrom by the screen and may be discarded at any time desired by removal of said screen. The ice compartment being filled With a suitable cooling medium, the'cream Will be maintained in a fresh condition and since the top or 'closure 22 is in place except When the cream is being poured into the can,-said cream will be kept in a sanitary condition. When the can has been` filled to the desired extent, it may be removed and placed in a refrigerator or other suitable place of storage for future use.

Of course I do not Wish tobe limited to the exact details of construction' as herein shown, as these may be varied Within the limits of the appended claims Without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis 1. A cream receptacle comprising an outer container open only at its upper end, a partition Within said container and spaced from the side Walls thereof to provide an ice compartment and a can compartment, a can removably mounted in said can compartment, a funnel resting upon the upper edge of the outer container and having a neck projecting into the can thereby closing the ice compartment, a strainer removably mounted across the funnel and a top or closure on the outer container and closing the upper open end of thev can through the medium of the funnel. 2. .The combination with an outer container open at its upper end, a partition Within said container yand spaced from the side Walls thereof to provide an ice compartment and a can compartment, of a funnel resting upon the upper' edge of'the'outer container and having aneck projecting into the can thereby acting asa closure for the upper end of the ice compartment and providing a large mouth for the can.

3. In a device of the kind described, an outer container open at its upper end, an imperforate partition Within'the container and secured to the bottom of the latter and spaced from the side Walls of said container to provide ice and can' compartments, a can removably mountedin the can compartment, and means coacting with the outer container and the canV functioning asa closure for the upper 'end of the ice compartment, and a mouth for the can. v

4. In a device of the kind described, an outer container open at its upper end, a cylindrical partition Within said container fixed to the bottom of the' latter and having its side Wall spaced from the Wall of said outer container, the upper -end of said partition terminating short'of the upper end of the outer container, a' can insertible Within the inner compartment formed by the partition with the lupper end of-said can projecting slightly above the upper end of the partition and a funnel having its neck telescoped into the upper end of the can and its rim resting upon the upper edge of the outer container.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

MATHEW DOVIDAITIS. 

